Merle Haggard - Mamma Tried Lyrics
The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin',And a youngun's dream of growin' up to ride,On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I'm bound.And no one could change my mind but Momma Tried.One and only Rebel child from a fam'ly meek and mildMy momma seemed to to know what lay in store, 'Spite all my Sunday learnin' towards the bad I kept on turnin', 'Til momma couldn't hold me anymore.And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole, No one could steer me right but Momma Tried, Momma Tried Momma Tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied And that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma TriedDear ole' daddy, rest his soul left my mom a heavy load,She tried so very hard to feel his shoes, Workin' hours without rest, wanted me to have the bestShe tried to raise me right but I refused.And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole, No one could steer me right but Momma Tried, Momma Tried Momma Tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied And that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma Tried
